FIRES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3882, 7 August 1928, Page 37

FIRES.

SEVEN-ROOMED HOUSE DESTROYED.

TAUMARUNUI, July 31. A seven-roomed house, owned and occupied Dy Mr W. F. Deadman, at Piriaka, was destroyed by fire, with all the contents. The insurance on the house was £6OO and on the furniture £3OO in the Victoria office.

AN EARLY MORNING OUTBREAK. UARGAVILLE, August 2. A fire about 1.30 this morning badly gutted a shop occupied by Mate Peko, draper, clothier, and tobacconist. A billiard saloon at the rear of the premises escaped injury, but the sßck in the shop, with the exception ol the windows, is practically a total loss. The fire had a good hold when discovered, and the brigade made a good save. The owner, who on™ stock-taking, left the premises at 9.30, and cannot account for the outt or. P rernlses are owned by Mr J. C. Griffiths, of Auckland. The insurances, were held in the New Zealand office. 1 eko s loss is a heavy one. but the buildmg was not much damaged. FIRE AT NORTH DUNEDIN. at T ] 1 0 27 1 ™ ~r re brigade received a call at 1U.27 on Tuesday morning to a fourcottage at 8 Mackenzie hrrbo’ No . rth , Dun edin, where a fire had ou t 7 hen *2 le P a,nter 6 were burnoff P* 1 . 11 ? 1 -. rear portion of the house, which is owned by Mrs Dixon, of Highgate, and occupied by Mr Burns, was badly damaged, and the front portion suffered from smoke and water. The damage to the contents amounts to £92 and this is covered by a policy in the National office for £l5O, while the building is insured in the State office for